Diaries
How to explore Vietnam with kids
Last week, we called for advice from some of the world’s best explorers – our readers! Responses poured in on Facebook, providing tips for BBC Travel reader Donita Richards, who asked: “Is there anything that is a must do or must avoid for families in Vietnam? We are planning to take our children (3½ and 1½ years old) next February.”
Buying a bicycle in Hanoi
As a foreigner coming to Hanoi for the first time, I have spent a day locating a bicycle shop and haggling about the price, but found it not...
A trip to Bat Trang ceramic village
Visiting a traditional craft village along the Red River banks is a good way of escaping the busy life of the capital city and exploring the...
I love Vietnam, why you don’t?
I love the congestion of the traffic, the loud horn of vehicles, the cramped streets without private space, bumpy sidewalk and even hot-tempered...
Learning Vietnamese
Imagine arriving in a new country without being able to say hello and you’ll find it ever more urgent to learn Vietnamese than you think it...
Bursting out laughing due to truth of Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes
Mrs TJ Vargas is a foreigner having lived in Ho Chi Minh City for nearly five years. She shared her observation about Vietnamese’s lifestyle...
A Tale of Two Rice Producers
Vietnam and the Philippines both love rice. But only one of them has enough of it.
Making our way up Mount Fansipan
Mount Fansipan is only half as tall as Mount Everest. Yet this mountain, perched at the eastern edge of the Himalayan range in Vietnam’s...
Three cheers for 3T
I used to think Barbecue Garden in Nam Ky Khoi Nghia topped the BBQ stakes in town until by chance I encountered 3T (Quan Nuong) in Ton That Thiep...
Culinary experts explore mouthwatering dishes
Looking up from her sau da (iced dracontomelum) juice, Michal Ansky weighed in on the new flavour, which she was tasting for the first time.
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